A fragile but critical link: a commentary on the importance of government-academy relationships

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - Tập 7 - Trang 1-3 - 2018
Adalsteinn Brown1,2,3, Greg Marchildon1,2, Stephen Bornstein4,5,6, Moriah Ellen2,7
1Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
4Centre of Applied Health Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
5Department of Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
6Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
7Department of Health Systems Management, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel

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Interactions between government and academia can be an important support to effective policy and they can also ground researchers’ methods and perspectives more strongly in the realities of policy-making and politics, leading to more relevant research. If properly developed, these interactions can lead to relationships between government and academia that re-enforce evidence-informed policy and useful research. However, strong relationships require repeated interactions and strong personal connections, something that can be supported through careers that cross academia and government. Academic and public service polices that value these kinds of careers can help build strong relationships.

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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

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